On the way to Bangalore from my hometown, got to enter a vegetable farm in Highway and got few vegetables which are farm fresh. When I found that today was Holi and thought of preparing few desserts, got to see this lauki (surakkai) halwa and also was planning long back to prepare this Halwa. This time tried out – LAUKI / SURAKKAI halwa.

It’s rare to take vegetables for dessert; this lauki would delicious in the form of HALWA. Also this recipe is very easy and simple in making. I am taking this to Fiesta Friday #58 hosted by Angie. Let us move on to the recipe…

Bottlegourd / Surakkai / Lauki Halwa

Ingredients:

Bottle gourd / Lauki / Surakkai – 1 no / 1 kg

Green food colour – a pinch

Cardamom powder – 1 tsp

Almonds / Badam – 5 nos

Cashew nuts – 10 nos

Raisins – 8 nos

Sweetened condensed milk – ½ tin

Milk – 1 cup

Clarified Butter / Ghee – 3 tbsp

Dry fruits getting roasted in ghee/clarified butter

Finely grated lauki / Surakkai / Bottlegourd

With green food colour

Getting cooked

With condensed milk

Getting cooked

Bottlegourd / Surakkai / Lauki Halwa

Preparation:

Peel and finely grate the Bottle gourd/ Lauki.

Blanch the almonds: Soak almonds/badam in water for abt 20 mins. Peel the skin and chop them lengthsies. Keep it aside.

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I have made carrot and beetroot halwas, but this one is certainly new to me. in fact, I don’t know that I have had a bottle gourd at all. I’d be up for trying, though! Thanks for sharing with Fiesta Friday.